RESUME

TERESA VERDE

Leads programs on The Healing Power of Laughter, Ha Ha Hasa The Laughter Yoga Experience and FUNdamentals of Therapeutic Laughter as well as ongoing weekly, monthly and bimonthly Laughter Classes and Laughter Sessions.

Clients:           

Medical Associations
Arthritis Foundation
Bayview Retirement Health Fair
Nephrology Social Workers Association
Scleroderma Foundation
University of Washington Medical Center
                       
Community Organizations
Alki Mystery Tour
Cancer Lifeline
City of Seattle – Senior Adult Program and Senior Walking Program
East West Bookshop
Everett Community College
Friend to Friend
Good Company/People of Positive Influence
Philanthropic and Educational Organization
Phinney Neighborhood Center (Public Laughter Club)
Retired Teachers Association
Roaring Mouse Creative Arts Studio (Public Laughter Club)
Rose of Lima House (Women’s Shelter)
Shoreline Community College
Washington Coalition for Citizens with Disabilities
West Seattle YWCA
Widows and Widowers                       

Corporate
Puget Sound Energy
Northaven Retirement Staff
                       
Retirement Communities
Aegis of Lynnwood, Boulevard Park Place, Brighton Court, Bayview Retirement, Covenant Shores, Chateau of Bothell Landing, Chateau Pacific, Cascade Plaza, Christa, Exeter House, Everett Plaza, Edmonds Landing, Garden Court, Grandview Village, Horizon House, Huntington Park, Ida Culver House – Ravenna, Judson Park, Kenney Retirement, Merrill Gardens at Admiral Heights, Merrill Gardens at Monroe, Merrill Gardens at Mill Creek, Merrill Gardens at Northgate, Merrill Gardens at West Seattle, Madeleine Villa, Norse Home, Northaven Retirement , Overlake Retirement, Park Ridge Nursing Home, Peter’s Creek, Riverside East, Remington Place, Sunrise View, Scriber Gardens, Stafford Suites, Shoreline Adult Family Home, University House at Wallingford, The Viewpoint on Queen Anne, The Village at Granite Falls, Washington Oakes, Wesley Gardens, Wesley Terrace, Northwest Senior Center, Wallingford Senior Center, University District Senior Center, Lynnwood Senior Center, Marysville Senior Center, Everett Senior Center

Churches
Admiral Congregational, East Shore Unitarian, First Lutheran, Forest Park Presbytarian, Lutheran Church of Atonement, Normandy Park Congregational, Saint John’s Episcopal, Saint Steven’s Lutheran, Unitarian Church of Rainier Valley (Sunday Service), Unitarian Seabeck Retreat

Media Appearances:

  • Chat with Women, Alternative Talk Radio 1150 AM, May 2007
  • Health Minute, KOMO 1000 Radio, April 2007
  • MSN Health & Fitness (online), A Fun Fad:  Laughter Yoga, May 2007
  • North Seattle Herald-Outlook (front page), Laugh it Up/Laughter Yoga is No Joke, February 7, 2007
  • All Things Northwest Q13-KCPQ Television, November 2002
  • Love Magazine, HoHoHo, I Feel Better Already:  A Night at the Laughter Club, June 2002
  • Let’s Talk Medicare (newsletter), Honing Your Humor, Summer 2002
  • Northwest Prime Time, Laughter Clubs:  Think Globally Laugh Locally, June 2002
  • The Seattle Times, It’s No Joke,  May 3, 2002
  • King County Journal, Harnessing the Power of Unconditional Laughter, April 2002
  • Phinney Ridge Review, Phinney Laughter Club – It Really is the Best Medicine,  Winter 2002

Publications:

  • New Spirit Journal,  Laughing for Your Health, January 2006
  • Northwest Prime Time - monthly column: Positive Aging, September 2007 -
  • Two chapters in an upcoming book Handbook for Laughter with Older Adults Props, Props and More Props; Marketing to Retirement Communities
  • Numerous other magazines, newspapers and online publications

Associations:

Education:            BA Psychology

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